Introduction:

All six simple machines offer a force/distance trade-off. You can find their mechanical advantage (MA) by dividing the input distance by the output distance: D(in)/D(out). This activity will give you some practice with finding MA.

Activity:

1. Grab the document ME4: Input/Output from my Teachers folder.
2. Open the document and read the instructions. You can take screenshots like this: ====>
3. Visit this website for a simulation using simple machines, or use the embedded site below.

Conclusion:

Can you find MA for any simple machine?